Santana Moss, Devin Thomas Hamstrung?

Maybe it’s the humidity of the mid-Atlantic, because it makes no sense for veterans of two area NFL teams to have this many issues with hamstrings. Particularly when the players are wide receivers, who are trained to stretch and practice to avoid this kind of injury.

Granted, all three receivers were practicing on wet fields, so it could be a matter of the surface and not the toughness of Moss, Thomas and Clayton. But Washington needs to be extra careful about their approach to Moss and Thomas. Moss is the team’s best receiver, and possibly will be their best option at punt return this year.

Training camps are tailor made to create injuries. The hot weather, the drills that stress muscles and tendons in a way that training and exercise rarely do, and the excitement of preparing for a season do not make for a good mix. But Baltimore and Washington have very different sets of expectations for very different reasons, and it’s no good for fans of either club to have those expectations dashed so early into camp with problems that may linger throughout the season.